User level: Level 1 (46 points)i forgot my admin acc password locked it out and recovery just gets stuck on the apple account password part
Posted on Sep 23, 2026 11:09 AM
User level: Level 10 (99,154 points)Sep 23, 2026 11:49 AM in response to danm7
Carefully follow each of the steps at > If you forgot your Mac login password - Apple Support
If you also forgot your Apple ID Account password, see > If you forgot your Apple Account password - Apple Support
User level: Level 9 (72,871 points)Sep 23, 2026 7:57 PM in response to danm7
Follow the steps here (carefully, there are many of them with 'If..." so pay attention to the instructions):
If you forgot your Mac login password - Apple Support
You may also be able to reset your password from your Apple Account.
User level: Level 1 (46 points)Sep 26, 2026 1:50 PM in response to danm7
UPDATE: fixed and I have admin (finally). panicking and deleting an ipod video backup gave me enough storage to update to macOS 27, which fixed recovery and let me reset my password.
User level: Level 10 (99,154 points)Sep 26, 2026 4:51 PM in response to danm7
Good work, thanks for the update.
Running low on free internal storage space can cause all sorts of strange issues.
You need to maintain at least 20~25% of your internal storage drive free for optimal performance.
Free up storage space on Mac - Apple Support
To gain larger chunks of free space, you can move your Photos, Music or Movie Libraries to an external hard drive.
Move your Photos library to save space on your Mac - Apple Support
Change where your music files are stored on Mac - Apple Support
Move Logic Pro for Mac and MainStage content - Apple Support
User level: Level 1 (46 points)Sep 24, 2026 1:31 PM in response to neuroanatomist
it just gets stuck at the apple account part
User level: Level 1 (46 points)Sep 24, 2026 1:32 PM in response to den.thed
recovery doesnt work
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256363611